NATIONAL ACTION

From Monday, December 3rd through Friday, December 7th, Americans of all generations will unite to telephone the offices of our Federal House of Representatives every 30 minutes to "Call for a Department of Peace!"

We must act now. The impact of violence on Americans of all ages is too painful and costly, and the opportunities for peace are too great. We must make it known that all of us, from all generations, Call for a Department of Peace!

By calling every 30 minutes for a week, we make it known that the Department of Peace is of importance to our congressional districts. See below to sign up for one time slot, and how to organize your friends, family, and network to do the same!

ACT NOW!

• To join this action, visit: www.callforadepartmentofpeace.org.
  
• Follow the simple instructions to find your Member of Congress' "action page" and sign up for one 30-minute timeslot to call your House Representative.
  
• Forward this email to friends, family, and throughout your networks
  
• Form or join a state organizing team.
  • State organizing teams will encourage supporters within the state to sign up online to call, as well as remind callers via email to make the calls! We need your leadership to make this campaign a success!
    
  • If you are interested in taking the lead in this campaign and supporting residents of your state to Call for a Department of Peace, please email call4aDOP@thepeacealliance.org with
    • your name,
    • state, and
    • phone number.
    • Also, please sign up online here at state organizing team

LEARN MORE

We're hosting a conference call to discuss details and answer any questions you may have. Join Aaron Voldman, executive director of the Student Peace Alliance:

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
6:00 pm PT/9:00 pm ET
One hour
Call-in number: 605-772-3001
Access code: 470821#

There will be no charge for this call other than your regular long distance fees, where applicable. You will be asked to announce yourself when you join the call. If there is already a conversation going on, please ignore this request so that you do not interrupt.

This action is organized by the Student Peace Alliance in partnership with The Peace Alliance and the general campaign for a Department of Peace. The action was democratically shaped and voted upon at the Student Peace Alliance national conference at Brandeis University on October 21, 2007.

THE URGENT NEED FOR A DEPARTMENT OF PEACE

None of us is truly immune from the epidemic of violence. Civil society and government initiatives are working to build peace, addressing issues of domestic violence through nurse-family programs; bullying in schools through conflict management programs; gang violence in our communities through nonviolent prevention and intervention efforts; and international conflict through multi-track diplomacy.

However, these programs remain barely funded and supported. We must prioritize these peacebuilding initiatives through the establishment of a Department of Peace which will create and oversee a Peace Academy as well as provide a unified platform to organize a strategic national initiative to invest in peace.

Together, we can build the momentum we need to make it known that all generations of American people call for the establishment of a Department of Peace!

Gratitude,

The Student Peace Alliance and The Peace Alliance

The Peace Alliance
1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Suite 712 | Washington, DC 20036 | Tel 202-296-1187
www.ThePeaceAlliance.org

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